TESTING
TESTING
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Soldier following Tory lines (9)
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Transport by road the last bit of sorghum straw (5)
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Rascal taking delivery of new sports car that weighs 20cwt (4,3)
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More macho character who tends to mince? (7)
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One who makes loads of bloomers at work (5)
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Title periodically introduced to Marxist group (9)
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Last phase of bowls tournament (3)
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Sol happiest switching to missionary position (11)
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Alec and Les tickled to acquire a bit of Liberace memorabilia (11)
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Fashionable northern watering hole (3)
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Gold, Deutschmarks held by retired royal dignitary (4,5)
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Mother regularly stealing bits from UK gear manufacturer (5)
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Actor Brian not so much seen visiting set (7)
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Over in Bilbao, glad I helped gentleman there (7)
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Jack Frost read out verse (5)
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Bastille prepared to imprison grand, wealthy citizen (4,5)
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Charlie starts to earn large emolument, being a big cheese (5)
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French for refusing small child — that’s gripping (3-4)
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Moggy, old queen, with a full unrestricted shriek (9)
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Louis going out with coy nun in a purely harmless way (11)
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Clumsy ship only capsized! (3)
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With pith helmet on greeting Kipling’s elephant (5)
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Decouple fund after uncovering snag (7)
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It’s used for highlighting perm Karen styled (6,3)
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To do with respected lady, shrewd, invested in fabric out east (11)
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Famous weapon, recorded as having unknown bore (9)
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Ski-doo Meg ordered, making this redundant? (6,3)
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Runs yard supporting tender young plants grown here (7)
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Classic test mark left by 8? (3-4)
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Church service ending in time for a bit of billiards action (5)
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Ethnic origins of Joey Eliot? (5)
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Give title to a style of reggae (3)
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